Anthony Wayne Flag Pole

Historical marker location:

301 Wilson Drive, Greenville, Ohio

( Marker is on Wilson Drive, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1998

At the Peace Council House.

The Kent State shootings, in which National Guardsmen shot and killed four students during a protest against the Vietnam War at Kent State University in 1970, took place in Ohio. The incident sparked widespread protests and led to the closure of hundreds of universities and colleges across the United States.